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Monday, December 9, 2013

E-Readers: pros, cons & insomnia

The Dark Side of
Reading

Over the past few years I’ve noticed that my infrequent
posts are frequently a tad personal.You
know that I not only occasionally listen to country music, but I even have a
favorite country song – Long Black Veil.You know about my ever evolving definition of
summer reading – from the ocean being mandatory to close proximity to a puddle
being acceptable.You may even know that
my cats, Jake and Elwood, have library cards and reserve books that I would be
too embarrassed to be seen reading.

What you don’t know is that I have gone over to the Dark Side
of Reading.Since a very young age I
have needed to read for about twenty minutes before falling asleep at
night.This habit has been mildly
annoying to bunkmates at camp, college roommates, and my husband.Early in our marriage we established a few
reading rules – no Janet Evanovich (laughter), no Stephen King (screaming
nightmares), and no books over 300 pages (too heavy when dropped). As the years
have progressed and reading by a dim light has become more difficult, I
discovered the Dark Side.

This discovery coincided with my first iPad.I had resisted an iPad because I already own
a Kindle Fire, used mostly while traveling.The iPad, however, is my shiny new best friend.I know the iPad and Kindle share some
features, but I like the larger screen size of the iPad.We go everywhere together, including going to
bed.I love increasing and decreasing
the brightness and font size. Even more, late at night when everyone else in
the house is asleep, I love reading white print on a black background – the
Dark Side of Reading. In support of
Kindle and in the interest of full disclosure, the Kindle would cause less
damage if I dropped it on Jake’s head.

S. Bakos

Take a look at the library's 'All Things 'E' page for links to all of our downloadable resources: e-books, e-audiobooks, streaming e-books for kids, digital magazines from Zinio, and educational videos from Tumblebooks.

Anne's GoodReads List

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